Hybrid Principal Consultant, Renewable Energy - Power

at ERM

• Job title: Principal Consultant, Renewable Energy - Power
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $115,500 - $148,700 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Principal Consultant overseeing renewable energy power facilities' impact assessments and permitting throughout the Midwest. Manage environmental studies and ensure compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and perform complex local permitting and compliance efforts associated with renewable energy and tech sector development projects.
• Manage and lead the preparation of permitting documents for energy/industrial facility development, expansion, maintenance, or decommissioning, with a focus on local permitting.
• Overseeing project delivery activities, such as report writing and review, data collection, data and literature review, and developing recommendations for clients.
• Manage preparation of discipline-specific reports (e.g., biological, cultural, noise, decommissioning plans, landscape plans, and stakeholder engagement plans), engineering plan sets (up through 30% designs), permitting documents, and state-level environmental reviews consistent with applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
• Serve in roles ranging from project manager, task manager, technical expert, and QA/QC of deliverables.
• Contribute technical, subject matter or project management expertise on permitting strategies, due diligence reviews, environmental critical issues assessments, impact assessment deliverables, and overall quality control review.
• Prepare technical proposals and participate in business development with existing clients and identified leads, as well as help to expand our growing renewable projects and team.
• Manage and work within quality/budget/schedule expectations and scope-specific assignments.
• This role is responsible for the day-to-day management of projects.
• Interface with clients by leading calls, attending meetings, and providing critical insights to optimize project implementation.
• Collaborate with other ERM practitioners to execute impact assessment and capital project permitting (ERM services broadly include baseline studies, environmental impact assessment, routing studies, land planning, and facility siting & permitting).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental studies, environmental management, environmental science, wetland science, planning, geography, or related natural resources science field of study; or 8+ year's equivalent experience.
• 6+ years (PREFERRED: 8+ years) of project management, licensing and permitting experience, including strong project experience in power.
• Experience with federal, state, and local permitting, in particular with the preparation of local permit applications and documents related to the development of renewable energy projects.
• Experience assisting clients in obtaining multi-media permits and approvals for new or expanded facilities.
• Experience overseeing and coordinating desktop and online studies or research on natural resource or resource planning topics, Geographic Information System, map interpretation (National Wetland Inventory, U.S. Geological Survey, aerial photography).
• Demonstrated ability to research and prepare concise and accurate technical documents, including presentation of findings to clients, stakeholders, and/or regulatory agencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organization/analytical skills; experience recording/writing detailed technical data and reports.
• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team members – excellent people skills, responsive, collaborative, versatile, effective in a fast-paced environment, and service-oriented.
• Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area (25%).

Benefits

• paid time off
• medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)